@valdezorbust Our ammonia levels are between 0 and 0.25 ppm. Our Nitrate levels at last count was around 80 ppm. Our Tilapia have bred and we are currently setting up a breeding tank so we can accelerate the process. Much more coming, so stay tuned.
One question are you using a pump method to make the water flow or are you keeping the hose at the bottom sucking in the toob and the letting the water flow on its own from one location to the next.
@sk8erpro10 Each fish tank (120 gal X 3) has its own submersible pump that feeds water into two grow beds, which they flood and drain (siphon) back into their respective fish tanks; except for fish tank number one located in the front of the greenhouse. It has only one grow bed, which does the same as the rest.
@loliverduffy The extra water from pump number one is sent to fish tank number three in the back of the green house. Fish tank number three overflows into fish tank number two and that one in turn overflows into fish tank number one, thereby completing the water exchange cycle between the three fish tanks.
This is similar to what I would like to do, except I will probably not use "tanks", but a single "trough tank" (cement pond) dug into the ground before building the greenhouse over it. Then a single raised planting bed from one end to the other.
@DontFriendInviteMe Thats what we thought we should have done after we "knew" a little more. As it turns out, I'll take three small tanks over one big one. I like the big tank but given limited space, you are going to need multiple tanks if you want to do any serious breeding. So, in our new grow room, we have a 320 gallon fish tank as well as a 120 gallon fish tank. Both with fish in them; big fish in big tank and little fish in little tank, for now.
How dare you waste so much TIME,INGENUITY and Energy on such useless ventures as growing food! When there Are plenty of P.C.'s,Playstations & Smartphone chargers that need it more! The average home is filled with items continually wasting Electricity while they're not even on!A Normal garden consumes lets say 30gal of water every day.
Systems like these make 30gal last 1- 2 weeks! IN A desert where solar power is abundant & WATER ISNT,This Is INGENUESS!Its just sad not many understand that!
this completely defeats the purpose of having a greenhouse. Why the HELL would you want to run a CHILLER to cool that much water? you're just idiots, please dont make any more videos. This is just 15 minutes of my life that I cant have back.
@myclem6674 The reason for the chiller, in case you didn't get it, is that we live in a desert where it gets really hot in the summer time. If the water gets too hot then the plants die.
But I do understand your judgment without the facts.
i'm telling you, this women has been taken for a ride 3000times over , it doesn;t take a space engineering to design a aquaponic system , i saw cleaner systems ,desease and algea free for a fraction of a price, algea does not increase oxigen level in tanks, i'm sorry but i wont even bother to watch ur last video ,because this is not what gardening is about or aquaponics for that matter, but goog luck with this project anyway
@aityadeen123 The systems in this video are of an older design but very workable, as can be seen in video #3, which you didn't bother to look at. Algae in the system sequesters carbon from the CO2 in the water and releases oxygen. It also sequesters nitrogen from the nitrates (NO3) in the water and releases oxygen. And, yes, you are correct, it doesn't take an aerospace engineer to design an aquaponics system, but that ability sure makes for a better understanding of the science involved.
@AquaponicsUSA I disagree an aerospace engineer looks for things that are not there. and makes and creates problems that are not there. Aquaponics is simple keep it simple and it will work with out problems. If a pen runs out of ink what do you do go buy a new pen or a new refill. You do not need to know what the ink and the plastic that holds it is made of. As for the heat we used fans blowing through pipes that are berried 2 meters deep. For both heat and cooling.
@enticed2zeitgeist Hi, No we just run air through them. Earth Leakage will not work if you have a sandy soil. the pipes were 120mm. a set of 8 pipes 22 meters long. They run under the green house. You can use PVC. or steel. Steel works best as it is a better conductor.
@enticed2zeitgeist Hi, It is best to bury them between 6' 6" and 8' 6". With this system we had outside temps. over 40+ deg. C. the temp in the greenhouse climbed to only 30.5 deg. Yes 31 is still hot but the plants can survive 30.5 deg. They will not survive 40+. In winter when the temp drops to single figures we could keep the temps. above 17 deg. All in all it works well. The running cost for the system including the water pumps were only $14.00 per month. Regards, Barry.
@muddycatfish08 yes i saw it too, this system takes the joy away from gardening all together , i hate the greenhouse and all it's contents , this prooves money can't buy you common sence
@pippaknuckle you can make it more eco and less tech. heres a few ways. Passive solar green house with a thermal mass. North or South facing windows (depending on your hemisphere) with a big thermal mass behind it to retain heat. You can heat the water with a big roll of black pipe on the roof - just like a solar water heater. You can also heat using compost. You can also add a sectioned off area in the greenhouse for chickens/rabbits/whatever to add heat and CO2.
@pippaknuckle This whole project is a laboratory for learning aquaponics in an extreme environment. What has been learned, including the energy used to maintain the system, is being incorporated in phase two. In that phase, we will be using much less energy and growing completely indoors. Simplicity works only in the proper environment. The use of solar will be incorporated in phase three.
Amazing work. I have two questions for you. 1: Do you use any other nutrient additivess apart from the fish wastes or is it a closed nutrient cycle? 2: What sort of music do you use and have you noticed measurable affects from music exposure. Thanks much.
@tf8252 Growing Power's model is also economically unviable, by their own admission. My husband went to a workshop there--they are great people, but the whole operation is supported by government grants.
Great video! What do you use for measuring oxygen levels in the water?
vitico24 2 weeks ago
Did you ever think of using solar thermal to heat during winter months?
usdoc1ga 3 weeks ago
@valdezorbust Our ammonia levels are between 0 and 0.25 ppm. Our Nitrate levels at last count was around 80 ppm. Our Tilapia have bred and we are currently setting up a breeding tank so we can accelerate the process. Much more coming, so stay tuned.
loliverduffy 6 months ago
What are your nitrate and ammonia levels?
valdezorbust 6 months ago
Are you encouraging your tilapia to breed?
valdezorbust 6 months ago
they have three oxygen sources for those damn fish.. lol i think thts enough..
OriginalGrinder 6 months ago
One question are you using a pump method to make the water flow or are you keeping the hose at the bottom sucking in the toob and the letting the water flow on its own from one location to the next.
sk8erpro10 6 months ago
@sk8erpro10 Each fish tank (120 gal X 3) has its own submersible pump that feeds water into two grow beds, which they flood and drain (siphon) back into their respective fish tanks; except for fish tank number one located in the front of the greenhouse. It has only one grow bed, which does the same as the rest.
loliverduffy 6 months ago
@loliverduffy The extra water from pump number one is sent to fish tank number three in the back of the green house. Fish tank number three overflows into fish tank number two and that one in turn overflows into fish tank number one, thereby completing the water exchange cycle between the three fish tanks.
loliverduffy 6 months ago
This is similar to what I would like to do, except I will probably not use "tanks", but a single "trough tank" (cement pond) dug into the ground before building the greenhouse over it. Then a single raised planting bed from one end to the other.
DontFriendInviteMe 6 months ago
@DontFriendInviteMe Thats what we thought we should have done after we "knew" a little more. As it turns out, I'll take three small tanks over one big one. I like the big tank but given limited space, you are going to need multiple tanks if you want to do any serious breeding. So, in our new grow room, we have a 320 gallon fish tank as well as a 120 gallon fish tank. Both with fish in them; big fish in big tank and little fish in little tank, for now.
AquaponicsUSA 4 months ago
Well done I hope more people will give this a try. The more we can grow ourselves the better we all can be. "Stay away from fast foods."
Rafalisqt 8 months ago
@Rafalisqt and GMO's. Barry.
spraycanart 2 months ago
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waylonhartwell 8 months ago
do you still have the web cam i cant fined it
waylonhartwell 8 months ago
How dare you waste so much TIME,INGENUITY and Energy on such useless ventures as growing food! When there Are plenty of P.C.'s,Playstations & Smartphone chargers that need it more! The average home is filled with items continually wasting Electricity while they're not even on!A Normal garden consumes lets say 30gal of water every day.
Systems like these make 30gal last 1- 2 weeks! IN A desert where solar power is abundant & WATER ISNT,This Is INGENUESS!Its just sad not many understand that!
13lack1ce 8 months ago
Check out Murray Hallam's aquaponis setups and tutorials. He isnt running a radio shack greenhouse.
Songy23 9 months ago
@Songy23 Murry Hallam HOO HOO Haaa Haaa.
spraycanart 2 months ago
this completely defeats the purpose of having a greenhouse. Why the HELL would you want to run a CHILLER to cool that much water? you're just idiots, please dont make any more videos. This is just 15 minutes of my life that I cant have back.
myclem6674 11 months ago
@myclem6674 The reason for the chiller, in case you didn't get it, is that we live in a desert where it gets really hot in the summer time. If the water gets too hot then the plants die.
But I do understand your judgment without the facts.
AquaponicsUSA 11 months ago
i'm telling you, this women has been taken for a ride 3000times over , it doesn;t take a space engineering to design a aquaponic system , i saw cleaner systems ,desease and algea free for a fraction of a price, algea does not increase oxigen level in tanks, i'm sorry but i wont even bother to watch ur last video ,because this is not what gardening is about or aquaponics for that matter, but goog luck with this project anyway
aityadeen123 11 months ago
@aityadeen123 The systems in this video are of an older design but very workable, as can be seen in video #3, which you didn't bother to look at. Algae in the system sequesters carbon from the CO2 in the water and releases oxygen. It also sequesters nitrogen from the nitrates (NO3) in the water and releases oxygen. And, yes, you are correct, it doesn't take an aerospace engineer to design an aquaponics system, but that ability sure makes for a better understanding of the science involved.
AquaponicsUSA 11 months ago
@AquaponicsUSA I disagree an aerospace engineer looks for things that are not there. and makes and creates problems that are not there. Aquaponics is simple keep it simple and it will work with out problems. If a pen runs out of ink what do you do go buy a new pen or a new refill. You do not need to know what the ink and the plastic that holds it is made of. As for the heat we used fans blowing through pipes that are berried 2 meters deep. For both heat and cooling.
spraycanart 2 months ago
@spraycanart How big were those pipes? Did you actively run water through them?
enticed2zeitgeist 2 months ago
@enticed2zeitgeist Hi, No we just run air through them. Earth Leakage will not work if you have a sandy soil. the pipes were 120mm. a set of 8 pipes 22 meters long. They run under the green house. You can use PVC. or steel. Steel works best as it is a better conductor.
spraycanart 2 months ago
@spraycanart How deep do you bury them?
enticed2zeitgeist 2 months ago
@enticed2zeitgeist Hi, It is best to bury them between 6' 6" and 8' 6". With this system we had outside temps. over 40+ deg. C. the temp in the greenhouse climbed to only 30.5 deg. Yes 31 is still hot but the plants can survive 30.5 deg. They will not survive 40+. In winter when the temp drops to single figures we could keep the temps. above 17 deg. All in all it works well. The running cost for the system including the water pumps were only $14.00 per month. Regards, Barry.
spraycanart 2 months ago
does anyone els see the squiggly worm like parasites in the fish tanks. I know it may just e bug larva tu some fish parasites look the same
muddycatfish08 11 months ago
@muddycatfish08 yes i saw it too, this system takes the joy away from gardening all together , i hate the greenhouse and all it's contents , this prooves money can't buy you common sence
aityadeen123 11 months ago
@muddycatfish08 The "squiggly worm like parasites" are solid fish waste. They are broken down by heterotrophic bacteria over time.
AquaponicsUSA 11 months ago
Is the grow bed always flooded about 2 inches below the surface?
scubielouie 1 year ago
i want to see low budget system AQUAPONICS where the fish feed on the plants and the plants filter the water
eredy 1 year ago
@eredy Look at orgaponicsdotcom Barry
spraycanart 2 months ago
Over achiever. But nice.
billman2112 1 year ago
Awesome $5,000 tomatoes!!!!
Cyclisteatheart 1 year ago 13
Awes
Cyclisteatheart 1 year ago
your ph will go down as well when you add CO2
FishyMoe 1 year ago
Heaters, coolers, cameras, music, microphones, air-conditioning, carbon dioxide heater, - isn't the beauty of aquaponics it's simplicity, organic production and low carbon foot print?
Are you using solar power for all these gadgets?
pippaknuckle 2 years ago 5
@pippaknuckle you can make it more eco and less tech. heres a few ways. Passive solar green house with a thermal mass. North or South facing windows (depending on your hemisphere) with a big thermal mass behind it to retain heat. You can heat the water with a big roll of black pipe on the roof - just like a solar water heater. You can also heat using compost. You can also add a sectioned off area in the greenhouse for chickens/rabbits/whatever to add heat and CO2.
FishyMoe 1 year ago 2
@FishyMoe good ideas
jgaubeart 1 year ago
@pippaknuckle This whole project is a laboratory for learning aquaponics in an extreme environment. What has been learned, including the energy used to maintain the system, is being incorporated in phase two. In that phase, we will be using much less energy and growing completely indoors. Simplicity works only in the proper environment. The use of solar will be incorporated in phase three.
AquaponicsUSA 11 months ago
@pippaknuckle, check out my self sufficient self contained solar powered system. After the initial purchase of supplies the carbon footprint is 0.
darbee63 7 months ago
why there are fish into the container ? good job Mr.!
Fellni 2 years ago
Amazing work. I have two questions for you. 1: Do you use any other nutrient additivess apart from the fish wastes or is it a closed nutrient cycle? 2: What sort of music do you use and have you noticed measurable affects from music exposure. Thanks much.
madscirat 2 years ago
@madscirat We add MaxiCrop plus Iron as nutrients and Potassium Hydroxide to raise the pH as required.
AquaponicsUSA 11 months ago
Growing Power does aquaponics in Milwaukee with no heaters. They use compost heaps.
tf8252 2 years ago 8
@tf8252 Growing Power's model is also economically unviable, by their own admission. My husband went to a workshop there--they are great people, but the whole operation is supported by government grants.
michellis28 1 year ago